Overview
Evaluate and critique the concept of social responsibility, understand the context of it and how it functions operationally and at the governance level.
About this paper
| Paper title | Governance and Social Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Subject | Management |
| EFTS | 0.1667 |
| Points | 20 points |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2
(On campus)
1st Non standard period (6 January 2025 - 4 April 2025) (Distance learning) 2nd Non standard period (8 September 2025 - 5 December 2025) (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,268.09 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Notes
- The distance occurrences of this paper are only available to students enrolled in the MSusBus programme.
- Eligibility
- Enrolments for the N1 occurrence of this paper requires departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
- Contact
- management@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information about modules on the Department of Management's website.
- Teaching staff
Co-ordinator: Dr Jeff Foote
Distance learning co-ordinator: Dr Joe Cooper
- Teaching Arrangements
The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught remotely.
This paper is taught via lectures, small group discussions and readings, case analysis and interaction with outside organisations.
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will:
- Develop an understanding of governance and social responsibility and what that might mean in the New Zealand business context
- Examine the nature and role that governance and social responsibility plays in creating organisational effectiveness
- Develop critical understandings of the literatures in the areas of governance and social responsibility and use this to make sense of case materials